COVID-19 popularly known as Coronavirus has changed the way we work, attend a school or do business. Life has taken a different meaning. Staying indoors and at home has suddenly become a necessity to keep ourselves safe. While lockdown is inevitable, it provides certain opportunities as well. One of the biggest opportunities it has presented is in terms of the availability of free time.

While you’re stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown period, you may have extra time on your hands that you did not have before. Why not use that time to learn a new skill, upskill yourself or take a course which has always interested you or you always wanted to do?

Here are some of the best online classes and courses being offered for free:

FREE ONLINE COURSES

Coursera

You can take a ton of courses from different companies and educational institutions for free on Coursera. For a fee, you can get certifications in certain courses as well.

edX

Access more than 2500+ courses on everything from Python to coding to world literature and much more from 140 top institutions with edX. There are courses in multiple languages as well.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy provides free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

Alison

Alison provides free courses in Transformational Leadership, change management and more, with certifications.

HowStuffWorks

Learn about any number of topics from HowStuffWorks, from science to culture to tech and beyond.

Class Central

Class Central has am endless list of free online courses, on topics from Computer Science to Business to Art & Design. Take your pick.

Yale University

Yale University offers a number of free online courses, including Astronomy, Psychology and many more.

Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone is offering free access for students for three months to learn the language of their choice.

Photoshop Training Channel

Photoshop Training Channel provides free photo editing tutorials.

Future Learn

With Future Learn, explore online courses to continue studying, build professional skills, and connect with experts.

Skillshare

Browse thousands of free classes for your career, passions and everything in between on Skillshare.

Udemy

Choose from a long list of free online video courses with new additions published every month on Udemy.

Google Digital Unlocked

Discover a range of free learning content designed to help grow your business or jumpstart your career on Google Digital Unlocked.

MOOC

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll.

Harvard University

Browse the latest free online courses from Harvard University from web programming with python to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

Code Academy

From building websites to analyzing data, you can choose to learn coding on Code Academy.

Scholastic

Scholastic has launched virtual learning plans: Scholastic Learn At Home so that disruption in s school routine does not hinder learning and education. The tool offers to learn at home options which are divided into four categories: Pre-K–K, Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, and Grades 6–9+.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn has opened up many free online learning courses.

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Author: Praveen Jangira